Evaluating a Real-Time, Remote Monitoring System for Home-Based HIV Testing

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV

• Registration Number: NCT02876926
• Lead Sponsor: Brown University

Brief Summary

This study explores whether offering follow-up counseling and referral over the phone after using a home-based HIV test increases rates of ever and repeat testing, compared with home-based testing with no follow-up (HBST alone) or mailing reminders for clinic-based testing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-08-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-08-24
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-15
• Study Completion: 2018-02-15
• Results First Submitted: 2018-02-15
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-01-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-17
• Results First Posted: 2019-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• Sex with a partner met online in the past year
• Anal sex (either insertive or receptive) with a casual male partner in the past 6 months without using condoms or pre-exposure prophylaxis
• Own a smartphone (iOS or Android) with a service contract and data plan
• Have a stable address where mail can be received
• Speak English fluently

Exclusion Criteria

• Having tested for HIV in the last year

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Who Received HIV Testing	Up to 28 weeks	Count of the number of participants who reported receiving HIV testing.
Number of Participants Who Reported Having Been Referred for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis	Up to 28 weeks	Count of the number of participants who reported receiving a referral for pre-exposure prophylaxis from a counselor or medical professional.
Number of Participants Who Reported Having Actually Received a Prescription for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis	Up to 28 weeks	Count of the number of participants who reported actually having received a prescription for pre-exposure prophylaxis after having been referred by a medical professional.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brown University School of Public Health; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States